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<< Our Photo Pages >> Carn Liath (Sutherland) - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Highlands

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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 4.483 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Highlands Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Brora  Nearest Village: Golspie
Map Ref: NC8703801376  Landranger Map Number: 17
Latitude: 57.987222N  Longitude: 3.912171W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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brianlavelle visited on 10th May 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4

SandyG visited on 8th Aug 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4

jeffrep visited on 17th May 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4

SolarMegalith visited on 24th Jul 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

Richard13 visited on 1st Aug 2007 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

JCBH visited - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Carn Liath. Visited many times. Car park on opposite side of A9 and short walk to site.

h_fenton DrewParsons hamish have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 4

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by SolarMegalith : Interior of the broch and view towards the coast (phto taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Broch in Highlands. Carn Liath was originally thought to be a burial cairn or carn until excavations revealed that it was a broch, but the name carn remains in use today. There have been two excavations at this site, the first by the Duke of Sutherland in the 19th century which unearthed a variety of artifacts ranging from pottery sherds, stone hammers, querns, combs and other domestic articles to a whale bone club.

The second excavation in 1986 revealed a Bronze Age burial cist and later exterior buildings. The site is right by the main highway just west of Dunrobin Castle when heading north on the A9 and is well worth a visit. Park on the north side of the road in the car park and take the path initially westwards to cross the road and then head back east to reach the broch along the path on the south side of the main road - a 200 metre walk.
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Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by h_fenton : Carn Liath broch, vertical Kite Aerial Photograph. 9 May 2011 @ 7.13am (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by steveco : Cairn Liath Broch NC871013. (5 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by SandyG : The interior and inter-mural staircase. View from north west. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by SandyG : The entrance passage. View from south east. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by SolarMegalith : Scarcement ledge inside the broch - scarcement ledges were bases for timber upper floors (photo taken on July 2011).

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by SolarMegalith : Intra-mural staircase and interior of the broch (photo taken on July 2011).

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by SolarMegalith : Entrance to the intra-mural staircase (photo taken on July 2011).

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by h_fenton : Carn Liath broch, photographed from the side of the A9. 7 May 2011

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by DrewParsons : The accessway from the upper level to the lower level. September 2010.

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by DrewParsons : View into the interior of the broch from the upper level. September 2010.

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by DrewParsons : View inside the broch. September 2010.

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by howe : Carn Liath broch interior showing entry to the stairway in 1975. The fallen stone has since been restored as a lintel

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by hamish : This is the remains of the Broch as seen from the edge of the A9. I was on my way to John O'groats so didn't have time to get closer.

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by SandyG : The interior. View from the north.

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by SandyG : View from south east.

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by freedomandpeace : Carn Liath panorama

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by freedomandpeace : Carn Liath entrance taken from inside looking back.

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by jeffrep : Carn Liath Broch is located off the A9 near the village of Golspie in Highland, Scotland. There is a parking area just across the road from the broch.

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by icpictures : Infrared Image

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by icpictures

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by SolarMegalith : Carn Liath - view from the west (photo taken on July 2011).

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by SolarMegalith : Remains of the outbuldings around the broch (photo taken on July 2011).

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by DrewParsons : View from the entrance to the broch looking towards the sea. September 2010.

Carn Liath (Sutherland)
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by DrewParsons : The steps between the walls leading to the upper level. September 2010. (1 comment)

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3D Model of Carn Liath Broch by h_fenton on Monday, 21 December 2015
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3D Model of Carn Liath Broch derived from kite aerial photographs taken 9 May 2011


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Street View of Carn Liath by golux on Tuesday, 23 March 2010
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Re: Carn Liath by Anonymous on Tuesday, 07 September 2004
evocative setting, really impressive to see the two intact chambers, best of all well preserved steps between the walls magic!!
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